Selçuk Aydın (born September 4, 1983) is a Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 boxer best known for winning several medals in the European Amateur Championships and winning the vacant WBC

World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...

 Silver Welterweight Title as professional boxer

Boxing

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 by defeating Jo Jo Dan.

Amateur

As an amateur he fought as a teenager at bantamweight where he won the European U17 title in 1999 and as a grown-up in the lightweight

Lightweight

Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....

 (60 kg) category where he won the European junior title in 2001.

As a senior he won bronze in 2002 and a silver medal at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships

2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Pula, Croatia from February 19 to February 29. The 35th edition of thi bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. A total number of 292 fighters from 41 countries competed at these...

 in Pula, Croatia where he lost to Dimitar Stilianov

Dimitar Stilianov

Dimitar Stilianov is boxer from Bulgaria, who won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas. Two years later, at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships, he won the silver medal in the Light Welterweight .Stilianov represented for Bulgaria at the 2004...

. 2003 at the world championships he lost his second fight against Thai Pichai Sayotha.

Aydın won the 2004 World University Boxing Championship

2004 World University Boxing Championship

The 2004 World University Boxing Championship took place in Antalya, Turkey between November 22 and 29 2004. 129 boxers from 27 countries participated at the inaugural tournament.-Participating nations:-Results:...

s and also participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics

-Medalists:-Archery:The Turkish had three women archers in the top 85 in the world, and two in the top 50, so it was well within reason to suggest that they could at least advance a round in the Olympic tournament. After the ranking round , Turkey were tied with Germany for sixth, but lost out on a...

 in Athens

Athens

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, Greece

Greece

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 but was eliminated in the first round by Dimitar Stilianov.

He was more successful at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

Turkey at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

Turkey participated in the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain. With one hundred female and one hundred ninety-six male athletes participating, Turkey garnered seventy-three medals, marking this as its most successful participation in an international multi-sport gaming event in its...

 in Almería

Almería

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, Spain

Spain

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 and won the silver medal

Silver medal

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, at the World Championships 2005 he lost his third bout to Jong Sub-Baik. The short-tempered Aydin was suspended for several years after hitting a referee and turned pro.

Professional boxing record

22 Wins (17 Knockouts), 0 Defeats, 0 Draws
Result	Opponent	Date	Type	Round	Location	Notes
Win	Jo Jo Dan	26/11/2011	UD	12/12	Trabzon, Turkey
Win	Roman Dekhkanov	15/07/2011	KO	5/12	EWS Arena EWS Arena EWS Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Göppingen, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 5,600 people. It hosts the home matches of women's and men's Handball Bundesliga handball teams of Frisch Auf Göppingen. In its previous building, it hosted six team handball matches for the 1972... , Goeppingen, Germany
Win	Dzmitry Lubachkin	01/04/2011	KO	1/12	Digibet Pferdesportpark, Berlin, Germany
Win	Jo Jo Dan	05/06/2010	SD	12/12	Abdi İpekçi Arena Abdi Ipekçi Arena Abdi İpekçi Arena, formerly known as Abdi İpekçi Sports Complex, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey, situated just outside of the ancient city walls in Yedikule. Opened in 1986 after many years of interrupted construction, it is named after the... , Istanbul, Turkey
Win	Jackson Osei Bonsu	07/11/2009	KO	9/12	BJK Akatlar Arena BJK Akatlar Arena Beşiktaş Milangaz Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Akatlar, Istanbul, Turkey. The arena is the home court of Beşiktaş J.K.; it also serves the volleyball team. It is also suitable to host other events, such as concerts.... , Istanbul, Turkey
Win	Said Ouali Said Ouali Said Ouali is a Belgian professional boxer at welterweight. His nicknames include "Prince", "The Crowd Pleaser" and "The Maaseik Sledgehammer" .- Early life :...	17/04/2009	SD	12/12	Buffalo Bill's Star Arena Buffalo Bill's Buffalo Bill's is a hotel and casino located in Primm, Nevada, USA, at the California stateline. It has 1,242 guest rooms and suites. The hotel is home to the Desperado roller coaster, one of the tallest and fastest roller coasters in the world, as well as a pool in the shape of a buffalo... , Primm, Nevada, USA
Win	Luis Hernandez	03/06/2009	TKO	1/12	Kugelbake-Halle, Niedersachsen, Germany
Win	Marat Khuzeev Marat Khuzeev Marat Khuzeev is a Russian boxer in the Middleweight division.-Pro career:On August 8, 2009 Khuzeev lost by second round K.O. to top Welterweight Prospect, Mexican Saul Alvarez.-External links:...	12/09/2008	KO	2/12	Kugelbake-Halle, Niedersachsen, Germany
Win	Lucky Lewele	04/26/2008	UD	12/12	Spor Salonu, Trabzon, Turkey
Win	Farhad Bakirov	15/02/2008	UD	8/8	Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Bayern, Germany

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|Win || align=left|  Leonti Vorontsuk
|15/02/2008|| KO||2/6
|align=left|  Istanbul, Turkey
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|Win || align=left|  Jurijs Boreiko
|23/12/2007|| TKO||2/8
|align=left|  Maritim Hotel, Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
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|Win || align=left|  Aliaksandr Shnip
|23/11/2007|| TKO||1/8
|align=left|  Palacio de los deportes, Andoain, País Vasco, Spain
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|Win || align=left|  Sergey Starkov
|21/09/2007|| TKO||6/8
|align=left|  Hansehalle, Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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|Win || align=left|  Yuri Tsybenko
|16/06/2007|| KO||2/8
|align=left|  Atatürk Sport Salonu, Ankara, Turkey
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|Win || align=left|  Rastislav Kovac
|27/04/2007|| TKO||3/8
|align=left|  Arena Gym, Hamburg, Germany
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|Win || align=left|  Diego Martin Alzugaray
|24/03/2007|| KO||2/8
|align=left|  Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany
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|Win|| align=left|  Vitali Martynau
|03/09/2007|| KO||1/6
|align=left|  Arena Gym, Hamburg, Germany
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|Win || align=left|  Sergejs Savrinovics
|02/10/2007|| KO||6/6
|align=left|  Hotel Elysee, Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany
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|Win || align=left|  Deniss Aleksejevs
|27/01/2007|| TKO||2/4
|align=left|  Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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|Win || align=left|  Jonny Ibramov
|15/12/2006|| TKO||2/4
|align=left|  Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany
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|Win || align=left|  Marius Bugheata
|02/12/2006|| KO||1/4
|align=left|  Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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|Win || align=left|  Marian Gabris
|10/11/2006|| TKO||1/4
|align=left|  York Hall, Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany
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External links

• Selçuk Aydın resmi web sitesi
• 1999 results
• 2001 results
• Selçuk Aydın - Reportage (Turkish | Video)
• Hopes To Challenge Berto For WBC Title